Countdown to wipe out guinea-worm in Ghana.
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A teacher by profession, Yakubu has for the past 15 years been a volunteer for the Ghana Guinea Worm Eradication Programme, and one of the biggest obstacles he has had to overcome is the entrenched belief that attributes guinea-worm disease to the will of the gods or witchcraft. “It took some time before I was able to erase these gods, curses and superstitions from their minds,” Yakubu says. Like Sumani, Yakubu has enlisted the help of chiefs and elders to educate the community.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Bulletin of the World Health Organization
دوره 87 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009